Using proc to create random positions for a polymesh

[singingdoughnut]

Hello

Im trying to create an interface that lets you move a sphere randomly on the grid.  So far just keep getting a syntax error for a function.  Im new to using procedures in mel  Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

proc float genARandom ( float $factor )
{
  float $thisFactor = $factor;
  float $thisRand = rand();
  float $getRand = $thisFactor * $thisRand;
 
  return $getRand;
  int $newInt;
  if($getRand - int($getRand ) < 0.5)
  {
     $newInt = int($getRand );
  }
  else
  {
     $newInt = int($getRand )* 90;
  }
}
 
function myFunc() {
  float $x;
  float $y;
  float $z;
 
  for ($i = 0; $i > 10; $i++)
  {
     $x = rand(-5, 5);
     $y = rand(1, 10);
     $z = rand(-5, 5);
     move $x $y $x ls -sl;
  }
}
 
//creates a GUI window
if(`window -exists myWindow`) deleteUI myWindow;
window -title "New window" myWindow;
 
//scrollLayout scrollLayout;
columnLayout;
  frameLayout -label "create primitive";
    columnLayout;
      button - label "make Sphere" -command "sphere"; // makes a sphere
    setParent ..;
  setParent ..;
  frameLayout -label "do things with primitive";
    rowLayout -nc 1;
      button - label "move Sphere" -command "genARandom"; 
      // tries to generate button to place sphere randomly on the stage multipul times
    setParent ..;
  setParent ..;
setParent ..;
showWindow myWindow;

[joojaa]

Formatted the code so its easier to discuss about it.

genARandom must be some sort of residue or upcoming code as it stands now it makes little sense. For one its not really doing anything second you dont run the codes entire path anywhere.

line 19: function myFunc(){

mel doenst have the keyword function. the name is same asin your first procedure, proc

line 29:      move $x $y $x ls -sl;

is also a syntax either you mean:

     move $x $y $ ls -sl;
or

     move $x $y $x (ls("-sl");

but the ls is obsolete since it allready operates on the selection, omitting it just runs faster

anyway i think you concebreate on the wrong thing.